For Museum Studies undergraduate majors who decide that they wish to continue graduate work the department offers an accelerated bachelor’s and master’s degree. Students should apply for the graduate program in their junior year and should take four graduate courses, MST 5304 Collections Management, MST 5309 Museum Education, and MST 5311 Issues in Museum Administration, during their senior year. Having competed the BA, they can graduate after one additional year of study. Students are required to meet all requirements for the BA in Museum Studies for a total of 124 credit hours.